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TheDeHymenizer t1_ixjj8cg wrote

Hi I've been doing martial arts for about a year. I just want to warn you that no self defense class or martial art will really help all that much especially if your attacker has a significant size advantage or even more so if they have a weapon.

The good schools will teach you some things like situational awareness and de-escalation tactics but many schools will just take your money and try to convince you that you are now a jedi. Please keep this in the back of your mind as you move forward.

Now all that being said I F!@#ing love martial arts. They're great and they are a ton of fun and will get you into amazing physical shape. So don't take this as a "don't bother" just understand that the reason you are getting into it it will only take you so far.

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RandomLogicThough t1_ixjoomi wrote

Lies. Judo. Flip them and run! /Judo places are rare though. But yea awareness is best and lots of people will rob you with like 2-3 guys which makes it ...less useful, lol.

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TheDeHymenizer t1_ixjqp1k wrote

>Lies. Judo. Flip them and run! /Judo places are rare though. But yea awareness is best and lots of people will rob you with like 2-3 guys which makes it ...less useful, lol.

or if they're serious about robbing people and bring a knife or a gun or have a serious weight / athletic advantage getting the flip off is going to be extremely tough.

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RandomLogicThough t1_ixjr55u wrote

Well, knife or gun is a nonstarter but you definitely flip someone who is bigger and stronger than you. If you're really good at it you can faceplant someone 3x your size. Shrug, judo gives you way more percentages than anything else with physical differentials imo, especially since you don't need to win a fight just get them down and book it.

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